House Democrats‘ campaign arm announced on Thursday that it is adding four Democratic candidates to its “Red to Blue” program as the party seeks to retake the House majority in 2024.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added Derek Tran in California, Dave Min in California, Sue Atlman in New Jersey, and Laura Gillen in New York to their list of targeted seats. Under the program, they will get priority assistance from the DCCC’s “highly competitive and battle-tested” initiative as they seek to oust GOP incumbents from their seats or claim a vacant seat in November.
All four Democrats are running for seats that President Joe Biden won considerably in 2020, and Tran, Altman, and Gillen are up against Republican members who only had a 3- to 4‑point advantage over their Democratic opponents in 2022.
The addition of the four candidates highlights that Democrats are looking to capitalize on Biden’s popularity in the districts as they work to take back the House from Republicans, who hold a razor-thin majority that is growing smaller as the months …